fix

fix

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/fɪks/]

Senses

1. fix (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

2. fix (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.: (Of a piercing look) to direct at someone.

Example: He fixed me with a sickly grin, and said, "I told you it wouldn't work!"

3. fix (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

Example: A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

4. fix (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A repair or corrective action.

Example: That plumber's fix is much better than the first one's.

Concept: Починка

Polarities of the concept

5. fix (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.

Example: It rained before we repaired the roof, and were we in a fix!

6. fix (noun) — sense 6

Definition: A single dose of a narcotic drug, especially when injected.

Example: And Cash told me of cases where two hips take a fix together and then one pulls out his badge.

Structure of the word

Roots:

Polarities

Creation ↔ Destruction — concept «Починка»

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